Collaborative Poems

clear water rises 
on the other side of shadow 
the reflection                         CB

cows idle home for milking 
under herringbone clouds     HT

about to burst 
with bells and whistles 
plum blossoms                      JB 

the wind slowly strips  
paint from the fence              CB 

on her phone 
the tweenie moons over        
a boy band                           HT 

beyond a reasonable doubt 
his paramour's ring tone      JB 

articles of a faith  
overrun with brambles 
chapel swallows                  CB 

flies swarm across my timeline 
in the heat of the moment    HT 

on the gridiron 
a streaker 
trips and falls                        JB 

honkytonk sunset 
the drifter sips his rye          CB 

russet tones 
gather at the edges 
of ripeness                          HT 

hooked on opioids 
fish pond moon                   JB 

the tide's withdrawal 
reveals  
a lifeless reef                      CB 

a dot hangs about 
without an i                         HT 

watch your Ps and Qs 
on that first date 
#metoo                               JB  

a single drop of blood 
adorns the cactus spine    CB 

beauty sleeps 
deep under the mud 
ashen rose                         HT 

departing geese 
muddy streaks across the sky JB 

a trail of ants 
Coltrane's solo flies 
off the page                        CB